Chapter 3 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr! I feel it--I have it. Where! What! Where!
Chapter 3 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
move deeply
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!”
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later than; following
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
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From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
move deeply
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel it--I have it.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I feel it--I have it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel it--I have it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I feel it--I have it.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where!
which person or people
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Here we three are seated round the open window--after dinner--familiar as in the old happy time--and my mother is talking low, that she may not disturb my father, who seems in thought-- Cr-cr-crrr-cr-cr!
Chapter 3 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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